Game 6 Information
Opponent: Northern Colorado
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014
12:30 p.m. AZ
Location: Greeley, Colo. (Nottingham Stadium)
Radio: HITS 106.1 FM
Money Radio 1510 AM & 99.3 FM
KNOT 100.9 FM & 1450 AM
Northern AZ Healthcare Lumberjack
Radio Network
Play-by-play - Mitch Strohman
Analyst - Kevin Stephens
Sideline - Matt Howdeshell
Audio Stream: http://gcmaz.com/nau-lumberjacks-football/
Video Stream: www.WatchBigSky.com
Television: N/A
On The Web: Live in-game statistics and other coverage can be found at www.UNCBears.com
Head Coaches: NAU: Jerome Souers (Career: 96-90 in 17 seasons; At NAU: same)
UNC: Earnest Collins Jr. (Career: 14-43 in six seasons; at UNC: 6-31 in four seasons)
Against UNC: 15th Meeting; NAU leads the all-time series, 13-1
Game Notes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – No. 25 Northern Arizona (3-2, 1-0 Big Sky) won its fifth-straight Big Sky opener, as it continues league play this weekend on the road at Northern Colorado (1-3, 0-1 Big Sky). The Lumberjacks look to earn their 12th straight win over the Bears when they kickoff at Nottingham Stadium Saturday, Oct. 4 at 12:30 p.m. AZ time.
NAU returned to the national polls this week, when the FCS Coaches voted the Lumberjacks No. 25, after a 38-35 comeback victory against Cal Poly in front of a sellout crowd of 11,545 fans.
Saturday's game will be broadcast live on HITS 106.1 FM, KNOT 100.9 FM & 1450 AM, and www.gcmaz.com. Fans in the Phoenix area can tune into Money Radio 1510 AM & 99.3 FM. Mitch Strohman will be providing play-by-play and Kevin Stephens will be doing color commentary. Matt Howdeshell will be reporting from the sidelines. Live stats are available at www.UNCBears.com and live video can be found at www.WatchBigSky.com. The game will not be televised.
Led by four touchdowns from quarterback Chase Cartwright and a pair of touchdowns from wide receiver Ify Umodu, NAU stunned Cal Poly in the final 30 seconds of the game to earn the win on Family Weekend. Cartwright found Casey Jahn for the 12-yard game winning touchdown to keep NAU's home game regular season win streak alive at seven. NAU is averaging 31.0 points per game, and is 1-2 on the road so far this season. Jahn has a team-best 346 rushing yards, while Alex Holmes leads NAU in receiving yards with 315.
Head coach Earnest Collins Jr. leads Northern Colorado in his fourth season with the Bears. UNC dropped its Big Sky opener versus Montana on the road last weekend, 38-13. The Bears have lost nine straight conference games, with their last league win coming on Nov. 17, 2012 versus North Dakota, in a 28-27 victory. The Bears are 1-0 so far this season at home, with a 28-20 win over Houston Baptist. UNC has used two different quarterbacks this season. Sean Rubalcaba is 40-for-58 with 519 yards, and one thrown touchdown. Jonathan Newsom is 22-for-40 with 198 passing yards. Four different Bears have scored a touchdown this season, led by Darius Graham who has a three. Robert Holland has rushed for 271 yards, and an average of 67.8 yards per game. Kyle Griffin leads the Big Sky in interceptions with three.
The History of NAU vs. Northern Colorado
# of Meetings 14
Series History NAU, 13-1
Streak W11
10/10/64 Northern Colorado W, 45-7
10/23/65 @ Northern Colorado W, 23-0
10/21/78 @ Northern Colorado L, 33-6
10/27/79 Northern Colorado W, 16-7
11/01/80 Northern Colorado W, 30-13
09/05/87 @ Northern Colorado W, 44-17
11/18/06 @ Northern Colorado W, 54-3
09/22/07 Northern Colorado W, 34-14
09/27/08 @ Northern Colorado W, 25-22
10/03/09 Northern Colorado W, 35-27
11/06/10 @ Northern Colorado W, 21-14
11/05/11 Northern Colorado W, 34-14
10/27/12 @ Northern Colorado W, 12-10
11/16/13 Northern Colorado W, 24-7
• Saturday marks the 15th time overall the two teams will face each other.
• NAU defeated Northern Colorado last season on Senior Day, 24-7.
• Head Coach Jerome Souers is 8-0 all-time versus the Bears.
Storylines
• Saturday marks the second game of Big Sky play for both teams.
• Saturday will be the 15th time overall NAU and Northern Colorado will play each other.
• NAU is on an 11-game win streak versus the Bears.
• The last time NAU lost to UNC was on Oct. 21, 1978 (33-6).
• NAU was picked to finish fifth in the Big Sky Preseason Poll.
• Five Lumberjacks earned All-Big Sky Preseason honors.
Did you know?
• You can download the new NAU Athletics mobile app on Google Play and the Apple Store. Search: "Lumberjack Front Row." Receive breaking news, scores and alerts by signing up for notifications.
• NAU's 62 points versus New Mexico Highlands is the most points scored by a Big Sky team this season. The Lumberjacks' eight touchdowns against NMHU also ties for a Big Sky high.
• Junior Ryan Hawkins is tied for first in the league in PAT kicking percentage with a perfect 100 percent (20-for-20).
• Junior quarterback Kyren Poe is tied for sixth in the Big Sky in passing yards per game with an average of 224.0.
• Three running backs (Casey Jahn, Corbin Jountti, and Marquice Paige) have all recorded a 100-yard plus game.
